Albany Law School, in cooperation with the National Alumni Association
and the Institute of Legal Studies, will provide 16 hours of continuing
legal education credits available free of charge to all graduates of the
Classes of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. These credit hours will be
offered in a series of courses with enrollment limited to Albany Law
School graduates of these years.
The courses will be offered in a series of four four-hour sessions at
Albany Law School in the 1928 Building Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom on
Friday, November 9 and Friday, November 16 from 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. -
5 p.m. each day.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. each day.
To receive credit the full four-hour session must be attended.
We cannot provide credit to late arrivals or early departures.
These topics have been selected to help recent graduates develop a
foundation in the practical skills, techniques and procedures that are
essential to the practice of law. Courses will be taught by Albany Law
School faculty and alumni.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Morning Session
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Basics of Criminal Law
Presented by: Andrew Safranko ’98, LaMarche Safranko Law, PLLC and
Hon. Ryan Donovan ’01, Harris, Conway & Donovan, PLLC
2.0 hours of Professional Practice
10 a.m. - Noon
The Nuts and Bolts of a Zoning and Planning Application: Secrets of an Unassailable Record
Presented by: Joseph Eriole ’92, The Eriole Law Firm
2.0 hours of Professional Practice
Afternoon Session
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Ethics for Internet/Social Networking
Presented by: Professor Robert Heverly ’92, Albany Law School
1.5 hours of Ethics
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Ethics for the New Practitioner
Presented by: Professor Ray Brescia, Albany Law School
1.5 hours of Ethics
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Basics of Special Needs Trusts
Presented by: Tara Pleat ’02, Wilcenski & Pleat PLLC
1.0 hours of Skills
Friday, November 16, 2012
Morning Session
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Everything Pre-Suit
Presented by: Alex Stabinski ’03, Maynard, O'Connor, Smith & Catalinotto, LLP
1. 0 hour of Skills
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Discovery and Depositions
Presented by: Robert Rausch ’94, Maynard, O'Connor, Smith & Catalinotto, LLP
2. 0 hours of Skills
11 a.m. – Noon
Witness Interviews and Expert Selection
Presented by: John Queenan ’96, Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP
1. 0 hours of Skills
Afternoon Session
1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Intro to IP, Copyright and Trademarks
Presented by: David Miranda ’88, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
1.0 hours of Prof Practice
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Defensive Practice of the Law
Presented by: Scott Bush ’82, Corrigan, McCoy & Bush
2.0 hours of Law Practice Management
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
FOIL and Open Meetings
Presented by: Jeffrey Pearlman ’00, Greenberg Traurig LLP
1.0 hours of Skills
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